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... Eastern Empire of an unruly subordinate . With Zeno's death and the accession of the Roman civil servant Anastasius I ( ruled 491-518 ) , Isaurian occupation of the imperial office ended , but it was not until 498 that the forces of the ...
... Eastern Empire of an unruly subordinate . With Zeno's death and the accession of the Roman civil servant Anastasius I ( ruled 491-518 ) , Isaurian occupation of the imperial office ended , but it was not until 498 that the forces of the ...
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... eastern Mediterranean . In 962 his strategy achieved unexpected triumphs all along the eastern frontier and culminated in the capture of Aleppo in Syria . When he was proclaimed emperor in March 963 , Nicephorus appointed another ...
... eastern Mediterranean . In 962 his strategy achieved unexpected triumphs all along the eastern frontier and culminated in the capture of Aleppo in Syria . When he was proclaimed emperor in March 963 , Nicephorus appointed another ...
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... eastern Europe until the winter of 1236-37 . The fall of Kiev in December 1240 - with incal- culable consequences for Russian history - was followed by a Mongol invasion of Hungary in 1241-42 . Although victorious against the forces of ...
... eastern Europe until the winter of 1236-37 . The fall of Kiev in December 1240 - with incal- culable consequences for Russian history - was followed by a Mongol invasion of Hungary in 1241-42 . Although victorious against the forces of ...
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